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Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Brazil Says Blatter Apologizes Over Valcke Remarks

FIFA President Sepp Blatter apologized on Tuesday for remarks made by Secretary General Jerome Valcke about Brazil's preparations for the 2014 World Cup and plans to fly in to meet with President Dilma Rousseff by next week.

The Brazilian government that Blatter apologized in a letter to the sports ministry a day after Valcke sent his own apology.

The government had officially informed FIFA that it would no longer deal with Valcke after he said: "You have to push yourself, kick your (backside)" to speed up the country's preparations.

From: http://ping.fm/4sFi2

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